What Do I Want For Christmas?

I don’t know if I am the only one who has this problem (Linda definitely doesn’t), but most years when November rolls around people start asking me what I want for Christmas and I normally don’t have much of an answer. Believe me, it isn’t because I have fully mastered the art of being content, but more that I just forget about the things that I want.

I really need some gift ideas too!

As difficult a time I often have coming up with ideas of stuff to put on my own Christmas list, I also often need some inspiration when picking out gifts for others.

So where am I going with all this?

Well, here is my idea. What if you commented below with some gift ideas you have for this year, then I can take all of the comments and create a new article that can kind of be an inspiration guide for people like myself who need some ideas!

Giveaway!

Tell us what you want for Christmas in the comments and you may just win it!

You can write things like 5-carat diamond earrings or a new BMW, but you probably won’t win (this year anyway). So just write some slightly more modest gift ideas that you have on your wishlist!

Definitely leave multiple gift ideas if you have them, the goal is for us to all help each other out!

I will pick a couple winners on 11/14 and will have a post of gift ideas to follow shortly after for us all to use.

Thanks to everyone who entered the giveaway, but we have selected winners!
Congrats to Courtney M, Tasha, and Cathy M!!

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Those are just a few ideas I took from a couple of my Amazon wish lists. To all who haven’t created an Amazon wish list, I highly recommend you set one up. It’s easy and fun, and it makes it simple for those who are shopping for you!

You’re right, it can be hard to think things up on the spot! I’m coming up with…
a snowblower! (I’m sure we will need it this winter!)
a knee-length wool coat
books…you can never go wrong with books, right?

I would like…
1. Toms shoes so I could give to give to someone else and have new shoes.
2. Samsung Galaxy Tablet so I can give it to my husband for his birthday/Christmas present
3. Thomas the Train set for my son
4. Money to pay down our debt

My family asks me what I want every year, and every year I tell them the same thing. I really don’t want anything. It’s true, I’m happy with what I have and I certainly don’t need more stuff when there is so much need in the world. The only problem is they don’t listen to me and always end up getting me too many things. Not that I don’t appreciate it.

Anyway, after reading your post I thought that I could ask them to donate money instead of buying me gifts. Then they could still buy me something I want and it would help others. Plus I wouldn’t end up with more stuff in my house. `

So, what’s my request this Christmas? A $50 donation to Blood Water Mission (http://www.bloodwatermission.com/). They work to bring clean drinking water to those in need as well as AIDS support. A great charity!

One thing I will ask for is a donation to one of my favorite charities or missionaries. I started to say “in my name” but really, not even that. Just a donation.
I’m not completely altruistic! I also want a Silhouette Cameo (expensive craft toy) and a new laptop. Mine’s shot. Or I’m about to shoot it.
Books are always a winner.
Gift cards to bookstores, clothing stores, craft stores, restaurants are great, too.

I would like to win a fuel efficient vehicle that holds a dog and 7 humans, 5 of them are still growing, (will the dog drive?), a cow for milk because we average about 16 litres of milk a week, some thousands of dollars of cash to put toward debt. The best present I would like is…. oh wait I already have it, a friendship with Jesus Christ, our Emmanuel, God with us.

Zig Ziglar’s “Christian Motivation for Daily Living” seminar on CD. The Rocky Box set on Blu-Ray (awesome movies, why had I never seen them until earlier this year). Some video games, some books, and some more seminars on CD.

A gift idea for the right person is a nice moleskine notebook and a nice pen to start a journal. I started a journal earlier this year and I’ve enjoyed it. I wish I started sooner.

Hi Bob, This is a great idea. We love to garden and have planted native trees, shrubs and perennials that attract wildlife. We use steel dog dishes for winter water bowls, and dag nab it my pruning shears are really dull. Bird feeders and summer water dishes are always appreciated. Oh, and maybe hand cream for gardeners is a bonus.

This was harder than I thought. I would have to say I would like some nice Red dishes service !for 8 and a nice set of pans really like the emiril pans. Would also like some glass ware for the kitchen with the red tones to tye in with everything else, oh and a stereo for my living room that has cd player and all. And I always like gift cards too like to pier imports…. So there are my wants…merry christmas

It is hard for me to see all these “things” that people “want” when I have so many needs – gift-giving is not an option for me and has been difficult for the last few years due to financial difficulties. I would love to have a hair-cut or a new pair of shoes so my feet don’t hurt. Gift cards are always so appreciated because then I can get what I need: Cost Cutters, Famous Footwear, Home Depot (for home repairs), etc. Maybe in the future Christmas will be enjoyable for me but presently it isn’t . . .

My wishlist:
1. IPad 2
2. My bathroom and garage remodel to be finished (both are at a standstill right now.
3. Wii and DS games for kids
4. Bike for 6yr old son
5. Phone with QWERTY and a watch for daughters
6. Giftcards

Well I would like to get a gift card for e-bay because my son just came home for convalescent leave from Ft. Bliss (His arm was crushed by an armored vehicle in Iraq) and discovered that his video game collection was stolen from my home. He had left his video games, movies, game consoles (Super Nintendo, Gamecube, Sega Genesis, etc.) at my home, alongwith his other personal and Army belongings before he left for Iraq-and somehow someone came in my home and that storage tub with all those belongings was stolen. He is so discouraged-he has had 6 surgeries on his arm-fortunately, still has his arm, but I would love to use a gift card from ebay to help restore his collection-some of the games were ‘old’ so not available in retail stores. Thank you! And Merry Christmas!

Since my dad passed away six years ago from pancreatic cancer, my 72-year old mother has developed some serious health issues, . Having been a caretaker for elderly grandparents all my life, Mom put her own health concerns on the backburner until now. Not only a diabetic, but losing blood as well, she was just diagnosed with a malignant mass on her breast. My mother’s always been a giver, so I’d like her to get something back to help her quality of life. Would it be too much to ask for a monthly cleaning service to do carpenting, floors, dusting, minor fixes around her place?

1. iPhone 4S (still have the very first generation iPhone)
2. iPad2 (I write freelance articles in addition to working full-time to support our household and my laptop is 10 years old and only sometimes turns on)
3. VACATION! (either airfare or accommodations…can’t remember my last trip)
4. Record Player (my mom passed away recently and we have always shared a love of old music. I recently found her records in our attic and would love to be able to listen to them)
5. Visa Gift Card (Trying to find a new job and need new clothes)

I also have leather garden gloves on my list.
A new pole pruner would be nice or better yet one of those mini chainsaws on a pole pruner. That would be awesome.
Itunes gift card
Book gift card
That’s pretty much my entire list.

It’s always hard for me to think of gifts too but I guess what I would want most this year is just a mini-vacation for me and my husband. I have always loved to travel, anywhere and anytime! Before I lost my job last year, we would try to get away somewhere, even if it was just for the weekend(which it usually was), every couple of months or so. I think one of the greatest gifts is just spending time with family and loved ones. I would rather have this than any “material” gift that I could think of.

I’m a simple gal that usual doesn’t get gifts! We usually just get our son a couple of things and are grateful to be together for Christmas! But if someone were to get me anything I would say “Home Alone” the movie, I love Christmas movies! Also, I had to throw away my winter boots last year because they fell apart, boo hoo! I really want a pair of winter Muck Boots, it gets super cold in Montana and I don’t look forward to wearing my tennis shoes this winter.
What a great idea!!

This gift is not for me actually, it’s for my daughter. She wants to become a songwriter (She’s very talented and God has really blessed her in that area) and I would get a Roland Juno Gi keyboard for her if I could afford it. There is a particular Music Business college she would like to get into and she needs to produce demos to send in to be considered. Having her own “recording studio” would help her realize her dreams!

I think I would like a decent used table saw, and maybe a shed to put it in.
I also like crafty/repurposing things, so I am always wanting to buy gifts that people can use, that meet a felt need in their lives. Like a cool flashlight for someone who has been wanting one but not sure which one to get, or a little piece of utility software that solves a particular problem someone has been having.
Those online gift list things are great ideas, I will have to check out the one at Amazon.

Quite honestly, I would just love to have the ability to purchase gifts for my 3 children. There is truly absolutely nothing I need (or want!) except to see their faces lit with joy on Christmas morning.
If I had to choose something for myself…I have been craving a few new books, so a gift card from Amazon.com would be great.
Thanks so much for the chance!

This is our first year in our new home, and my husband and I have been growing the most beautiful plants and lemon trees all summer. By this time we’d hoped to have a green house by now, to keep our garden safe in the winter. We we’ve worked so hard, we don’t want to see our efforts go to waste, so that’s what I want for Christmas: the materials to make an inexpensive greenhouse.

Hmmm, I have the same problem of coming up with ideas for family, so I started a Wish-List that we share on Google Docs so that we can update throughout the year when we think of something and can refer to it for birthdays as well.

1) for my kids to have a good christmas. 3 and 12 yr old boys. ITs been a hard year.
2) something nice for my sister and my mother for all they do for me.
3) Happiness and health.
4) to be debt free would be nice. working hard to get there.

We live in an old Victorian house and there is no room for a dishwasher, so I would like a countertop dishwasher.
This is fun… like when we were little and got the mail order catalog and sat for hours wishing!

I remember when we used to circle what we wanted in a Sears catalogue- and my mom and dad would try so hard to please us. Life is so much harder today- too many other things come in front of presents.. It is nice to wish isn’t it?

I would like one of these clearspot devices on this link. I need this in order to be able to work my second online job more hours, while still being able to be with my family nights and weekends. So I really want it for them, and for fulfilling God’s will that I provide for my family. Thank you for considering it.

1. spool holder for lots of spools of thread
2. book: Home Comforts
3. book: Laundry
4. book: Nourishing Traditions
5. bowl, bag of unpopped popcorn, box of hot tamales (popcorn and hot tamales are excellent together!), and the movie Courageous if it’s out by then or another great movie if it isn’t
6. a game for 5+ players like Wise and Otherwise (we already have that one, but it’s an idea for you)
7. For grandparents you can get the grandkids to play several songs together and record them. Voila! A personal, autographed CD. :o)

1) smart phone and paid annual plan for my dear friend who is a student in PR studying to be a Dr of Optometry – he only has prepaid and it costs him too much
2) Macbook Pro for me to do more web design work
3) A paid RX for my friends ADHD medications (he needs this to study)
4) Gift cards for him too at Walmart so he does not go without food in order to pay his tuition…

The sequel to Jane Austin’s Pride and Prejudice that is supposed to be published in the US on Dec 6th. I don’t even know what it will be titled, but P&P is my favorite book of all time and I am so excited to read this new addition, even though it’s written by someone else!

The only other thing on my list this year is a Kindle Fire, of course!

~I would like an all inclusive trip for myself and my daughter to somewhere nice as she graduates college in Dec.
~I would like free Internet service for a year
~I would like to bless a jobless friend with a Visa gift card to get their son Christmas gifts
~I would like some health insurance
~I would like to pay off my daughters car for her graduation
~a Mac book

1. Pictures of special people and family (grandparents, great grandparents, brothers, sisters, uncle, aunts, cousins, friends, classmates,list goes on)
2. Free Day – Take the day off from work or busy schedule and spend it with someone special.
3. Free Car cleaning.
4. Parents night out – watch children for them.
5. Help someone with their spring cleaning or winterizing (clean windows, rake leaves, cut wood etc.)
6. When you separate your flower blubs, give extras to others as a gift.
7. Always smile and give a good word.

Love that combo toaster/griddle idea!
I’d also like a decent set of speakers for my computer at work and either clothes (I’m lucky to have family with great taste) or a gift certificate to buy my own clothes. Finally, a gift certificate toward a purchase of artwork to hang in my office (can you tell I just got a new job with my own office?!?!).
This will be our third credit-free Christmas and that is a blessing in and of itself. By January or February we expect to be debt-free except for our mortgage and anything I don’t get that pays down our debt faster will be gift enough! I feel like I should get Dave Ramsey a gift!

I want to be able to get a Wii for my daughter for Christmas. I only want her to be happy. My husband just lost his job and we are able to pay the bills but not able to provide for Christmas. Thank You

I would like a Kindle or a Kindle fire, but am just as fond of actual paper books. I would also like a day trip to a spa or something like that I could give to my mother. She’s the single mother of three girls and is helping my sister raise her son as well.

Some things that I have received in the past that I have really enjoyed are:

short sleeved sweater/shirt
comic books (Mutts, Baby Blues, Calvin and Hobbes, etc.)
cozy pajamas (a pair of slippers would go along nicely with that)
shower gel and perfume from Bath and Body Works
journals and nicer pen
craft kits (color-by-number, latch hook, engraving art, etc.)
dolls (when I was much younger
rollerblades
a pet (dogs are the best, but I loved my hamster too)
one year my sister printed out a symmetrical design and colored it for me in the colors of my room and put it in a frame
basket with gifts-in-a-jar

an idea for grandparents that don’t have a computer: a Presto email printer

Well it is always hard to list for me- but I would get my husband, if I could afford it.. a
Tablet or Ipad or laptop for seminary school (funny but I think he is the only student in his class without one- but he is content (i love him)- I would love to see it be easier for him- but like I said he would be fine with the pencil and paper still.
For me- you know- I do not need anything- so I will list just for my hubby (his name is Steve)
you know I also think gift cards to grocery stores or gas are always pratical- helps families out or groupons (that way it costs less for the buyer and helps them out too!)

The top items on my wishlist this year:
1. Cheese-making supplies (making cheese is fun!)
2. An electric water kettle with multiple temperature settings
3. Knitting supplies (tried it once, had a lot of fun, would like to try again but have no needles or yarn)

It seems weird to put out a list of things we “Want” to the readers of this blog. It’s interesting to read a lot of these comments… I see a lot of electronics out there…

I’ve been puzzling over what to do to earn more money and I think my creative juices are flowing.
-A router
-A Good powered circular saw
-Wood burner
-paracord 550 (1000 foot spools of black and of brown would go a long way)
-Dave Ramsey’s EntreLeadership

It’s crazy how your wishlists turn from “wants” to “needs” when you have precious children!! Merry Christmas to everyone! And thanks for this, I always have trouble thinking of ideas for my in-laws, grandparents, etc!

On my wishlist would be a gift card to Longhorn Steakhouse for my husband and I to go out for a steak dinner, and cinema tickets to go the movies. We rarely do date night because of finances…and it’s long overdue! Thanks.

2. I think I nice gift certificate to Target would help this Christmas season. I could pick up some inexpensive Toys for Tots and a few groceries for our Christmas dinner.

3. A gift certificate to Amazon.com. I read A LOT OF BOOKS that I donate and pass along to friends. I have found some great deals as of late on books that I am normally too frugal to purchase elsewhere.

We just had to put ourselves on a very strict budget for the first time in our marriage. My wife is not excited to be living on a budget and hearing “we can’t afford that honey”, so it would be nice to be able to give her a couple bottles of wine (as wine is no longer in the budget) and a nice dinner out that doesn’t involve me saying, “Take out for Doug please….”

Seriously, I am happy and content. When I read this, I will tell you what popped into my mind – there is an Indian Reservation – Fort Peck Indian reservation in Montana – that a friend of mine, who is a chiropractor in our small town, has taken on as a “mission”. He sees poverty there – no doors on houses (and Montana gets COLD), children having children and no way for the poverty cycle to stop. They will be taking presents to these kids for Christmas this year – and I thought of them. We participate in Operation Christmas Child every year, but how wonderful if we could do that here in America for kids that see nothing good in their lives… there are no places for them to get jobs, alcoholism is rampant, suicide is the “norm” for teens, and the US sent in people to do a study… they did, then left. Dr Kory has worked to get other chiropractors to work with this reservation, and has a deep love for them, and for some reason God placed them on my heart when I read your article… So, I guess I’m asking for gifts for these kids! Toy cars, baby dolls?

This year for christmas I would love a new computer. I have my inlaws ancient one. I don’t want anything to high tech or fancy, just simple. I am a busy mom and I work at a christian preschool and use my computer a lot when it is not freezing up. This would truly be a blessing. A new fresh bible would also be a blessing!

There’s always groups like Heifer International or Habitat for Humanity — if you really have all you need/want, knowing that someone else will be getting a gift instead might make you happy.
Me, I want to hit the lottery so that one day I can give water buffaloes in the name of every person on my list.
Failing that, how about membership in a community-supported agriculture program? You’d get fresh produce for many weeks in a row, and the knowledge that a small farmer can continue to grow food sustainably.
P.S. I know what you mean about not really “wanting” anything for Christmas.
I’m generally in the same boat because I have everything I need and some of what I want. On my fridge I’ve pasted an illustration cut out from my church bulletin with a verse from Philippians, “For I have learned to be content with whatever I have.” Feeling that way — really feeling it, not just saying the words — is the best gift of all. But this year is different: I’ve told my daughter I could use a new wallet to replace the one taken from me in a recent mugging. I’m making do until Christmas, because a wallet doesn’t have to be expensive. She’s on a limited income, her husband is disabled, and her nearly bankrupt in-laws just came to live with them. So yeah, a wallet would be great, especially if there’s a Black Friday deal on the things.

I’m not going to lie. I really want some pajama jeans and some of those eggie things they have at the as seen on tv store so I don’t have to lean over the sink and peel 400 (ok not really 400 but if feels like it some mornings) hard boiled eggs for the boys for breakfast at 5:30am. I’m just sayin….Uhm and both our businesses to grow exponentially in spite of a difficult economy and Uhm world peace.

Like everyone else, I am lusting over the new Kindle Fire (drool) but recently, I discovered something that has me nearly obsessed – Diamond Candles! There is a ring inside of every premium-scented all natural soy candle! The rings are not cracker jack style, they have sparkle and beauty1 Oh did I mention the value of the ring you get in your candle could be up to $5000?! The rings are valued at increments of $10,$100,$1000 and $5000!

My darling husband bought me one for my birthday and for 3 days until it was delivered, my excitement built to a fever pitch, so that by the time the candle arrived, I tore into it and ripped my ring right out of it! LOL I took a “ring reveal” video and posted it on their page also, oh did I mention the gallery of GORGEOUS ring reveals and pix? Yea, bring up their youtube page and let your wife or gf watch a couple of videos, she might never ask for any other gift again!

I would love & think many other people would as well…:
a kitchenaid mixer-red or turquoise
an ipad
tickets to se Celine Dion in Las Vegas
a hummingbird feeder
a $500 visa gift card so I can shop for everyone else on my list!

My wishlist/suggestions!
-A Kindle Fire or IPad (either version)
-Crafting supplies (a gift that can give back)-for me that would be beads, softflex, and clasps to make various jewelry!
-Money to go towards some goal (for me graduate school)-you can give this through goal based sites which makes it fun to track and see how close the giftee is to reaching their goal
-Cooking stuff (especially useful for a young adult learning to cook)
-A camera for my Haitian friend who is doing a lot of work in a couple of communities in Haiti.

I am an elementary teacher. This year, our team of first grade teachers has agreed to not give each other anything. Instead, we are pooling our money to make a donation to one of our favorite charities: Samaritan’s Purse. They have an amazing gift cataloghttps://www.samaritanspurse.org/index.php/Giving/gift_catalog/
where you can designate what your gift will go toward, such as feeding a hungry child, or buying farm animals for a family in another country. We want our gift to count toward something more lasting than just Christmas morning.

I work at a small mountain as a ski instructor during the winter to pay for my ski pass, but my skis are at the end of their life and need to be retired. I would love a new pair of Blizzard Black Pearls in a 166 length. Please and thank you

TurboTax is the next best thing! It walks you through all the steps to file Freelance taxes. I use TurboTax for my freelance job. It seems to be able to pick up on all the right deductions, if you pay careful attention to the questions it asks, and provide the correct information.

Hi Bob, Thank you for all you do and the great advice on this site:)
We have major foundation problems with our house and have a proposal to do 12 more piers in January….the costs is $5,400. My husband is semi retired and we are on a tight budget….anything to help toward that would be awesome. We have already put alot of money into piers and foam under the foundation. Due to the terrible drought in TX, more problems are needing fixed. I am thankful for our home, but depressed that this seems to be never ending. Thank you for your consideration. I know this is a huge request, but I am just putting it out there for consideration and as I said, even part of this would make it easier on us. We do not like to charge or borrow money and like everyone else there are so many other bills to be paid that are ahead of this major work in January. God bless.

you guys are a cute couple! gosh i never know what to get for Christmas..or to give for that matter..ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh well..

*for me..my 2 front teeth (nevermind already got em)
*for my son, he would like an HP computer <–he says
*from me to him i would just like him to be able to
go outside and play with nice kids..the ones in this neighborhood
are really mean to him..got pelted with iceballs today. we could go live
with his father but its an hour south i dont have a job down there and
im broke..
*so if you could send some peace of mind that would be perfect! thanx!
Happy Christmas to you both

I have the same problem as you when it comes to thinking of gifts and really more than want things for myself I want to give my family things. This year I have been working hard on http://simplenonprofit.com and helping others. The traffic has been coming up on the site but not where I need it to be. My 3 1/2 year old little girl stays home with me during the days while I work from home but my wife’s greatest goal in life was to raise her children.

1. So first off I would like more work that I can do from home so that my wife can raise our children and especially the second one we are working on. It would be the greatest Christmas to allow her to quit her day job.

2. Airplane tickets to give my wife so we could visit my family over Christmas

3. Some great toys for my little girl.

4. A great gift for my Mom and Dad

Each of the past 7 years we have made our gifts for our family to save money and to give it the personal touch. We usually start in October and run all the way through December. This year we just don’t have the time or energy it takes. I love giving great gifts. Then of course I would like for everyone in the world to know Jesus.

If I had to produce a list for Christmas gifts to receive, it would be something like this:
1.
Wow, this is hard, I can’t get past #1.
I would rather give than receive. As a mom, I always make sure that my family has something that I have hand crafted. So… on that note I guess I would want to receive something that I could use to make gifts for others.
1. Sony digital camera Cyber-shot Digital Camera HX9V so I can take pictures to put in photo albums.
2. Photo albums to scrap pictures and memorabilia to give as gifts.
3. Gift card to Archivers, JoAnn’s, Hobby Lobby or Michaels craft stores.

My wishlist:
A second family laptop (we have a macbook) so that when my husband goes back to school this spring, he can have his own for school work.
An electric tea kettle!
A gym membership!
Steve Madden Intyce boots!

I can only think of one thing that I want, money to buy more chickens and rabbits through Gospel for Asia. They sell for $11 a pair for the chickens and are given to a poor family. I have so much and they have so little. So this year I am only giving but what I receive in return is better than any item I could receive.

I also thought maybe an ipad 2 for my 3 1/2 year old would be a great gift so that she could study kids learning games right next to me during the day while I work would help us both. She is always wanting to learn and is bright but working from home keeps me occupied during the day.

I would love a pair of the Jane light leather Frye boots. (Thanks for the inspiration Linda :))
I also am asking for a new NLT version bible for this new season in my life. (They are expensive, holy moly!!)
I’m a young mom so I’m also asking for the gift of time! Time away that is guilt free!

An dslr camera would be a fun gift to give or receive! Also gift cards to Amazon.com seeing I received a Kindle for my birthday this year so I could purchase books! A magazine subscription is always nice because you can pick which magazine the recipient is interested in. A kitchen maid mixer would be a great idea for those loving cooking and trying out new recipes!

Like a lot of other people. I would LOVE a Kindle! I say this because I love to read but my eyesight is so bad I can’t read regular books anymore. With a Kindle, I could make the font bigger so I could read it. But, as I’m typing this, I realize maybe I should just ask to be able to afford new glasses.

For Christmas I would like:
a gift certificate to amazon so I could buy more books because you can never have too many!
an ipad or a new laptop as mine is getting old.
some milk chocolate.
a new catnip toy for my cat Nora.
and if I want to dream really big a ticket to New York to go back and see my favorite place in the whole wide world the Metropolitan Museum of Art!

The things on my Christmas list this year really have to do with education. I’m about to leave high school, and I’m hoping to go to the college of my dreams in Fall 2012. I only really want two things:

– An iPad 2. I mainly want it for educational purposes, like taking notes in the library or Internet use on the go. Sometimes I think an iPad would be better than having to carry a bulky laptop everywhere. I would also do digital art and drawings on it, as I want to study Graphic Design or Animation.

– Donations towards my college/future education fund. There is a college in NYC that I would absolutely love to go to, but the cost and tuition fees are steep. Therefore, all I really want (besides the iPad) are small donations towards this cost. It would be going towards my future and for a good cause, so I think that’s what I’ll ask for this year.

Wow, I was sitting here thinking of so many wonderful things but the reality is I will be filing for bankruptcy next year so I can’t even think of something “splurgy” to ask for. Here is my wish: I have two rescue cats I would like to continue to support (both eat prescription foods for health reasons). I would like to be able to provide vet care and food for them and not have to give them up (have had for 5 and 6 years).

1. Health insurance- for my 26 yr old daughter
2. A job in the chemistry field- for my 26 yr old daughter
3. A house cleaning service- for my mom (almost 80)
4. Gas cards- for my 4 sisters and fiance
5. Family “experiences” for my sisters and their families. I would book them family days out including transportation, an attraction and dinner. We live in NJ so a day at a NY attraction would be great…Madam Tussauds Wax Museum…Broadway show…Rockefeller Center…
6. A catered holiday dinner from soup to nuts! (Christmas or Christmas eve)
7. A free gift wrapping for all of their gifts…beautifully coordinated paper, bows and cards provided. That would be fun for me too!

For me-

1. I’ve been out of work for 3 years soooooo-a JOB would be great!
2. A good car-mine is old and full of problems including the smell of exhaust fumes inside of the car ….yikes! If not a new car, an old car makeover would make me happy too!
3. A kitchen and/or bath makeover

I am on disability due to medical reasons and had to give up a really great job and all benefits. Shortly afterward, my husband lost his job due to cut -backs. I have started a christian ladies group in my home and it has been the most wonderful thing for all of us. The only thing I would like to have is
a Keurig so that everyone attending can have whatever they would like to drink. My husband and I do not buy each other gifts without first “paying it
forward.” We feel we are so blessed and content with what we have. Thank
you for doing this nice gesture for needy people.

I would love to find a job for Christmas! In my dreams, I would like to have an IPad2, a perfume (because I’m out), a bicycle, and new tennis shoes. In reality, my husband and I would like a reading lamp for the living room, and 2 chairs from Ikea. Our son is coming to visit and that will make whatever happens wonderful!

– I would love a nook touch or color… I can’t decide which one yet!
– A Kitchen Aid Stand Mixer
– Gift cards to Target, Kohls & Bed Bath & Beyond, so I can get the things off our wedding registry, that we didn’t get!
– For my husband to get a police officer job & for us to get a house… I know you can’t make that happen, but those would be the best gifts EVER for us! = )

Great idea!!! Love gifts – both giving and receiving!
One my list this year are –
TOMS
Uggs
Fossil watch
jewerly
clothes (maybe Linda could dress me!!!)
Ipad
Gift cards to all my favorite stores!!!
Also, dishwasher and garage door opener just broke:( Unfortunately, that is probably what my husband and I will be getting each other!!!

I would like to give my husband something, ANYTHING, for Christmas. To provide for our children at Christmas, we have decided to not buy each other anything. The only problem for me is that he truly deserves so much.
He is a middle school teacher and part time youth minister, as well as the sole provider for our family. I stay home with our three small children. We made some serious mistakes with our money and in turn, ended up with a lot of debt to pay off.
He has been driving the same ’93 purple Ford Ranger pick up for 13 years,always sacrificing so we could afford a family vehicle for me. So, a used vehicle would be awesome for him. But on the smaller side, a watch would suffice. Or maybe even just a nice UNiversity of KY basketball polo shirt.
He just deserves something for Christmas. He gives so much of himself to others and never gets anything material for himself. All I want for christmas is something for him.

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